The Californians is a half-hour American Western television series, set during the California Gold Rush of the 1850s, which was broadcast by NBC from September 24, 1957, through August 27, 1959.

[1] When episodes began, Sam Brennan owned a newspaper for which Dion Patrick worked as a reporter.

Patrick also sought to maintain law and order as a member of a group of vigilantes headed by storekeeper Jack McGivern.

[1] The second season began with Wayne as the city marshal, whose efforts were supported by a police department of 50 people.

New characters in that season were Wilma Fansler, a widowed young operator of a gambling establishment, and Jeremy Pitt, an attorney who was "friend and foil to the marshal".